I believe Diagram <span>is used to organize information within an informational text.
Diagram is often use to give a sumple summarization for a certain data, that allow the readers to understand it without having to dig deeper on the actual numbers of the data. Diagram technique is preditcted to became popular since the enlightment period.
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Following the victory at Troy, he and his men sail to Ismarus, the stronghold of the Cicones. With apparent ease, they sack the city, kill the men, enslave the women, and enjoy a rich haul of plunder. Odysseus advises his men to leave immediately with their riches, but they ignore his warnings.
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because the audience would be familiar with them as parables were highly popular then. Also, it being a monk, it is supposed to be a serious story that teaches you something, not a funny or obscene story such as those from the Wife of Bath or the Miller.